Cuitláhuac was the Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of the city of Tenochtitlán from June to October 1520. The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. ... A tlatoani was a member of the Aztec nobility. ... Plan of Tenochtitlan ( Dr Atl) Mexico City statue commemorating the foundation of Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan (pronounced ) or, alternatively, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was the capital of the Aztec empire, which was built on an island in Lake Texcoco in what is now central Mexico. ... Events January 18 - King Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ...

He succeeded his brother Moctezuma II, who was, at the time, being held prisoner by Hernán Cortés' Spanish conquistadors. He oversaw the major Aztec victory of 1 July 1520, called by the Spaniards La Noche Triste (Night of Sorrow), in which 400 conquistadors and thousands of their mesoamerican allies were killed. Moctezuma II (also Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin) (1466-1520) was an Aztec ruler or tlatoani c. ... Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés (1485–December 2, 1547) (who was known as Hernando or Fernando Cortés during his lifetime and signed all his letters Fernán Cortés) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Events January 18 - King Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde. ... Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ...

Cuitláhuac died of smallpox during the siege of Tenochtitlán (October 1520) and was succeeded on the throne by his nephew Cuauhtémoc. Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious disease unique to humans. ... Cuauhtémoc (also Cuauhtemotzin or Guatimozin; also written Cuauhtemoc without the diacritical mark) was the last Aztec ruler ( Tlatoani) of Tenochtitlán and the last Aztec Emperor. The name means descending eagle, from Nahuatl cuauhtli (eagle) and temoc (descent); by extension it can be interpreted as setting sun. He lived...

Moctezuma II (also Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin) (1466-1520) was an Aztec ruler or tlatoani c. ... Cuauhtémoc (also Cuauhtemotzin or Guatimozin; also written Cuauhtemoc without the diacritical mark) was the last Aztec ruler ( Tlatoani) of Tenochtitlán and the last Aztec Emperor. The name means descending eagle, from Nahuatl cuauhtli (eagle) and temoc (descent); by extension it can be interpreted as setting sun. He lived...

Cuitláhuac, Veracruz, is a municipality named for the Aztec ruler. Modern-day Mexico City's metro system also has a Cuitláhuac station named in his honour. Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ... A Mexico City metro distinctive orange train on a surface track, on Line 2 The Mexico City Metro provides mass transit transportation to large areas of the Mexican Federal District. ...